Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Email, Email and more EmailHow to Do It Right for Desktops, Laptops and Portable Devices

I will be giving a talk at the Kinnelon Public Library, this Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 7 PM, on the subject of Email -- how to use Mail Clients and Webmail, what the Security Problems with Each Are, and How to Have All of Your Email at Your Fingertips on All of Your Devices, All of the Time.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

So here are some of the links and and references for software and hardware referred to in the talk at the Kinnelon Library earlier this month:Backup Software:From Future Systems: Casper 10 and Casper Secure Drive BackupFrom NTI: NTI Backup Now EZ 5.1Remember that the NTI Software also comes with the Toshiba Canvio Connect II Series of USB 3 External Drives available in 1 to 3 TB capacities -- so you get the software at no additional charge for the cost of the drive, and includes image (bootable) backup. archival (file) backup, and social media backup, but not secure (encrypted) backupBoth can be automated to the schedule of your choice.Below are some choices for a complete external backup system, such as the Toshiba Canvio II, or separate drive docks and drives for desktops with 3.5" drives and laptops with 2.5" drives. They can be mixed and matched if you like.If the images ARE TOO SMALL to READ, just click on the link in REDbelow the picture.

Once you have installed the Cloning Software above you can make an exact copy of your Boot Drive -- your C: drive -- and test your ability to boot from it. Reboot your computer and press the function key for your make of PC per the helpful link below as the machine starts to reboot.Following is a link for common boot menu function keys per PC Maker for laptops and desktop computers so that you can boot your machine from the image backup on system drive failure or for testing: http://www.disk-image.com/faq-bootmenu.htmGood Luck!Next talk at the Kinnelon Library will happen at 7:00 PM March 29, 2017. See you!

1) What Are They? Hint: You Can Boot Your Computer From Them When Your Drive Fails!2) Why You Need Them: Duh!3) How to Make Them4) Where and How to Buy Backup Drives and Drive Cases.5) Why You Should Buy Your Own Drive and Case and not a Pre-Packaged External Drive6) How to Get Up and Running after a System Drive Failure in Just a Few Minutes.

We will also talk about infection eradication strategies and what you need to have on hand to deal with surprises -- time permitting.

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Anyway, I will be giving a talk at the Kinnelon Public Library, this coming Wednesday, March 1 at 7 PM, which is the 2nd of 11 planned talks this year, on the subject of taking care of your Windows PC, new or old, with special attention to:

Bootable Backups

1) What Are They? Hint: You Can Boot Your Computer From Them When Your Drive Fails!2) Why You Need Them: Duh!3) How to Make Them4) Where and How to Buy Backup Drives and Drive Cases.5) Why You Should Buy Your Own Drive and Case and not a Pre-Packaged External Drive6) How to Get Up and Running after a System Drive Failure in Just a Few Minutes.

We will also talk about infection eradication strategies and what you need to have on hand to deal with surprises -- time permitting.

And, As Always we will have our Open Mike period at the end of the talk and demo, so you can find out why your computer isn't doing what you want:

Last Time some people were interested in changing the Appearance and Menu System

of Windows 10 to look like Win 7 -- We will do that also and make the Software Available

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

I (Working Computers) will be giving a talk at the Kinnelon Library on

January 25, 2017 from 7 PM to 8:30 PMto discuss Windows System Admin with the tools that come with the Operating System, mainly:

The Windows Control Panel

Most Windows users already know something about the Control Panel, and some of the admin tools located there, but haven't walked through the roster of utilities and may not understand what they are for. Next Wednesday, Jan. 25, we are going to fix some of that with a walk through the most (to me) useful. They fall into 2 Groups -- those that Control The OS Softwareand those that Control HardwareandBoth.

They are:

Administrative Tools

Device Manager

Devices and Printers

Display

File Explorer Options

Indexing Options

Network and Sharing Center

Personalization

Programs and Features

Recovery

Sound

System

Taskbar and Navigation

User Accounts

I have deliberately left out other items which may be useful from time to time but which are either accessed less frequently, less critically, or handled with other applications.

We will be discussing Adding Hard Disks, Setting Up Disk Backups, Working with your Networks and Routers, Printers, Display, and Audio, as well as File System and Windows Explorer display defaults and Customizing the Taskbar and working with User Accounts.

Shortly after the talk we will publish the talk with slides!

We will be happy to discuss problems that you have with your individual machines, if they are fairly brief, and we will have a discussion period at the end. Feel free to bring your laptop.

Do give Kim Christian at the Kinnelon Library to sign up at 973 838 1321 and/or email her at

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The Working Computers Blog is a creation of Ted Whittemore and Kinnelon Computers in Kinnelon, NJ, which specializes in Home and Small Business Computer Repair, including virus removal, backup, setup, software installation and repair, email configuration and repair, additional hardware configuration, and all of the things we talk about in The Working Computers Blog.

We are reachable at 973 838 2368 and ted@amgpi.com.

Ted Whittemore

I have worked in the computer services industry for 29 years in consulting and planning and in the field.